"Weak mayor" system keeps Toronto ticking through crack controversy

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"Weak mayor" system keeps Toronto ticking through crack controversy

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weak-mayor-system-keeps-toronto-ticking-crack-controversy-155006732.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SojCSJLlLrvT9l53iQEhmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-30T230903Z_1_CBRE94T1SB400_RTROPTP_2_CANADA-TORONTO-MAYOR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Toronto Mayor Ford holds a press conference at City Hall in Toronto" align="left" title="Toronto Mayor Ford holds a press conference at City Hall in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - Between the army of reporters camped at his door and an exodus of top aides, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has endured a tough two weeks since allegations surfaced that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on video, something he staunchly denies. For North America's fourth-largest city, however, it's been mostly business as usual thanks to a &quot;weak mayor&quot; political system that limits the executive's influence and puts more power in the hands of the city council. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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